the ticket

noun

informal + somewhat old-fashioned

: the correct or most desirable thing : the thing that is needed or wanted

Compromise, now that's the ticket.

—often used in the phrase just the ticket

For a romantic dinner, candles are just the ticket.

Examples of the ticket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the poll, Walz was the only name at the top of the ticket — including third-party candidates — with a net positive favorability rating, meaning more people view him favorably than unfavorably. —Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024

Sometimes, when a woman is very unexpectedly put at the top of the ticket, things very unexpectedly go right. —Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024

The polls going into the debate indicated that Harris’s remarkable honeymoon since replacing Biden on the ticket might finally be coming to an end. —Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024

The party's mood flipped when Harris replaced Biden at the top of the ticket. —Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024